Career
Adams began his foray into the arts by making stringed musical instruments such as guitars, banjos, basses, and dulcimers after he was introduced to the craft as an ethnomusicology student under Doctor Joel Maring at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Adams also works as a producer and was part of the production team that released independent music titles by David Hoffman, the trumpet soloist and occasional arranger for The Ray Charles Orchestra until Charles" death. Adams started a sideline band called THE NEURONS with Hoffman that focused on more aggressive and exotic improvised ethnic music designed to work with multimedia.
They worked extensively with The Illinois Ballet and live dance.
Adams is also a poet and has utilized poetic readings in some of his music He has also worked as a writer on various subjects such as mental health issues, as well as philosophical and spiritual topics.
He has interviewed such artists as Tony Levin and Kazu Matsui for various independent publications. Adams cites his experience working in the mental health profession along with his music as being his deepest artistic influence.